AIMC Topic: Task Performance and Analysis

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Comparison of tongue interface with keyboard for control of an assistive robotic arm.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
This paper demonstrates how an assistive 6 DoF robotic arm with a gripper can be controlled manually using a tongue interface. The proposed method suggests that it possible for a user to manipulate the surroundings with his or her tongue using the in...

Robotic learning from demonstration of therapist's time-varying assistance to a patient in trajectory-following tasks.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
The number of people with physical disabilities and impaired motion control is increasing. Consequently, there is a growing demand for intelligent assistive robotic systems to cooperate with people with disability and help them carry out different ta...

Soft brain-machine interfaces for assistive robotics: A novel control approach.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Robotic systems offer the possibility of improving the life quality of people with severe motor disabilities, enhancing the individual's degree of independence and interaction with the external environment. In this direction, the operator's residual ...

Probabilistic vs linear blending approaches to shared control for wheelchair driving.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Some people with severe mobility impairments are unable to operate powered wheelchairs reliably and effectively, using commercially available interfaces. This has sparked a body of research into "smart wheelchairs", which assist users to drive safely...

A novel method for muscle fatigue assessment during robot-based tracking tasks.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
In this work we propose a novel method based on sEMG signals, easy and fast to perform, administered with a robotic device to maximize repeatability and objectivity. Muscle fatigue, which is frequently experienced by healthy subjects, can be a highly...

Improving motor skill transfer during dyadic robot training through the modulation of the expert role.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
In daily life it is necessary to learn skills that can be applied in different tasks and different contexts. Usually these skills are acquired by observation or by direct physical training with another expert person. The critical point is to know whi...

Occupational musculoskeletal disorders management using Fuzzy TOPSIS Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART).

Work (Reading, Mass.)
BACKGROUND: In order to evaluate occupational disorders and ergonomic problems in a workplace, Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) problem solving methods such as Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) c...

Association of Individual Characteristics with Teleoperation Performance.

Aerospace medicine and human performance
BACKGROUND: A number of space activities (e.g., extravehicular astronaut rescue, cooperation in satellite services, space station supplies, and assembly) are implemented directly or assisted by remote robotic arms. Our study aimed to reveal those ind...

The model for Fundamentals of Endovascular Surgery (FEVS) successfully defines the competent endovascular surgeon.

Journal of vascular surgery
OBJECTIVE: Fundamental skills testing is now required for certification in general surgery. No model for assessing fundamental endovascular skills exists. Our objective was to develop a model that tests the fundamental endovascular skills and differe...

Shoulder-Mounted Robot for MRI-guided arthrography: Accuracy and mounting study.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
A new version of our compact and lightweight patient-mounted MRI-compatible 4 degree-of-freedom (DOF) robot for MRI-guided arthrography procedures is introduced. This robot could convert the traditional two-stage arthrography procedure (fluoroscopy-g...